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Hudson received its first street lights in 1877. For a year the townspeople were responsible for supplying the oil and making sure that the 13 lamps were lit. Hudson eventually bought the city of Kent's old gasoline lamps when it switched to electric. In 1879 Hudson had 32 street lamps. At that time it cost 94 1/2 cents each night they were used.

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Hudson received its first street lights in 1877. For a year the townspeople were responsible for supplying the oil and making sure that the 13 lamps were lit. Hudson eventually bought the city of Kent's old gasoline lamps when it switched to electric. In 1879 Hudson had 32 street lamps. At that time it cost 94 1/2 cents each night they were used.

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William Moos (1919-1984) was a painter, architect and beloved arts and crafts teacher. He also directed the art department at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. Mr. Moos was reared in St. Cloud, Minnesota and studied architecture at St. Johns College and Yale University. He later practiced architecture in New York City and worked as a field engineer and interior designer before coming to the academy in 1945. He was responsible for the design work for the restoration of Western Reserve Academy’s Chapel and Christ Church Episcopal in Hudson, Ohio. He had a keen sense of historic preservation of buildings and served a founding member of the Hudson Heritage Association. Later in life he also served as a lobbyist for the American Civil Liberties Union.